Show us your Italians

[RedRob]

Here are mine capped and uncapped. Please show us yours.

 

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/rautr/Italians.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/rautr/Italiansuncapped.jpg

 

Omas Autunno RB and FP

Omas Cristoforo Colombo II FP (old Paragon in briarwood)

Omas Paragon Snakewood FP (transitional style)

Omas (new) HT Arco Paragon FP

Omas Spina di Pesce FP and RB (arco celluloid 30 piece experimental LE in old style Bologna design)

Omas Galileo Galilei FP and BP

Omas 360 Wilde FP

 

Aurora Optima blue and green auraloide FPs and BPs

Stipula 22 FP (old style)

Tibaldi Iride FP and MP

Visconti Novelli Augusta FP

 

Some of them withstood modifications by John Mottishaw. The Colombo and the Galileo FPs had their clips replaced with roller-type clips. The Spina di Pesce FP had its 18k one tone boring yellow gold nib - the same as on the Autunno - swapped for a wonderful Bologna nib - the one with the engraving of the porticoes - which matches better this old style Bologna pen design. I will not mention regrinds. Also I added a piece of string around the Spina di Pesce RB clip so I could tell it apart from the FP when clipped inside my pocket.

Edited January 14, 2008 by RedRob

[omasfan]

Great pens! Now that I have seen that you had the clip on the Galileo replaced, I am considering the same thing. I want to have a HT roller clip. Looks so much fancier than the original clip!

[bdngrd]

Love those wilds!

[trailrnr]

Beautiful collection!

 

Lining up those three wild celluloids together like that is dangerous ... thought I had fallen into another dimension there for a second!

[rroossinck]

What a gorgeous collection, Rob! It puts mine to shame, that's for sure. Mine consists of an Omas that's still at the factory, a Stipula 22 that's identical to yours, and an Aurora Style that's yet to arrive (maybe today).

[RedRob]

Thanks for your comments. I prefer the roller-type clips as well (John sells them for $20), but don't forget to ask John to mail you back the old style clip as well, just in case you change your mind :-) The wild or Galileo pattern is my favorite one, quite dramatic without being flashy or tacky. The wild will be the first thing catching your eye when entering a room with such a pen on a desk. Conway Stewart came up with this terrific pattern (cracked ice they called it) in the 30s if I'm not mistaken. Too bad they don't use it again in their modern pens (well I don't consider the painted metal ones authentic cracked ice). Omas has taken it to another level.

 

Show us pictures of your pens.

[jbn10161]

RedRob, just today I had decided that, months of choosing notwithstanding, I just really did not need a new pen. (More a type of paralysis caused by indecision between a replacement Optima in Auroloide and an 88, which, alas, does not come in that finish.) But then you have to go and post such purty pictures! Your pens are beautiful; you have a fantastic collection.

 

You also have a beautiful table. The wood under the cases in your original post is very nice.

[AndreaDuni]

My italian pens are:

Ancora Perla M

Artena Ferrari 1, B

Aurora Idea F

Aurora 88 F

Aurora Magellano M

Montegrappa White Unknown F

Montegrappa Siusi F

Omas Extra 620 M

Omas Nazareno Gabrielli F

Stipula Vedo 5, F

Stipula 22 Titanium B

Stipula Novecento Cromo Italic 1.1

Stipula La 91 0,9

Stipula L.E. Melozzo degli Ambrogi

Visconti Opera Club M

 

As soon as possible I will post some pics of all of them.

Edited January 17, 2008 by Netnemo

[roberto v]

Ok, let's show my beauties

 

OMAS:

 

Let's start with a still not complete serie of vest pokets: from left are some Extras, Extra Lucens and Lucens

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/omasgr.jpg

 

A mint new old stok Omas Lucens in the box

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/omas2.jpg

 

A 556/s in gray celluloid

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/IMG_2236.jpg

 

 

 

AURORA:

Safeties:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/IMG_0642.jpg

 

An OS Superna with FIAT logo on the cap, in the box

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/IMG_2122.jpg

 

A couple of Supernas Mid size and OS in burgundy:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/Aurorasuperne.jpg

 

An OS Novum

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/auroranovumblu.jpg

 

COLUMBUS:

 

A OS button filler:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/columbus.jpg

 

WILLIAMSON:

 

A safety:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/williamsonsaf.jpg

 

ANCORAs

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/ANCORAX4.jpg

[dare_nova]

Beautiful collections!!!

[diplomat]

Ok, let's show my beauties

 

Wow! That's pretty impressive, isn't? Congratulations for this amazing collection. How long did you take to put it toghether?

 

I'm just impressed by the mixed quality / background of the pics: did you take them by yourself? Sorry for asking, I'm just curious.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Ciao,

[Deirdre]

Wow, that OS Novum is really mouthwatering.

[roberto v]

Ok, let's show my beauties

 

Wow! That's pretty impressive, isn't? Congratulations for this amazing collection. How long did you take to put it toghether?

 

I'm just impressed by the mixed quality / background of the pics: did you take them by yourself? Sorry for asking, I'm just curious.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Ciao,

 

Thanks!

Well, these pens have been collected thruogh the last 15 years.... and also the pics (all by me) reflect the improvement in digital skills and cameras! :ltcapd: :ltcapd:

[Nikolaos]

Thanks for posting these amazing photos Roberto. I have seen some of them before on Pentrace but it is always fantastic to see your gorgeous collection.

 

Nikolaos

[georges zaslavsky]

some really nice collections

I just own a 1997 Omas 360 magnum, a 2002 Omas 360 Colonial anda 2005 Arte Italiana Paragon

[gregamckinney]

I have a Galileo and have always wanted a roller clip on it. Who is this "John" that can replace it?

Thanks, greg

 

 

Thanks for your comments. I prefer the roller-type clips as well (John sells them for $20), but don't forget to ask John to mail you back the old style clip as well, just in case you change your mind :-) The wild or Galileo pattern is my favorite one, quite dramatic without being flashy or tacky. The wild will be the first thing catching your eye when entering a room with such a pen on a desk. Conway Stewart came up with this terrific pattern (cracked ice they called it) in the 30s if I'm not mistaken. Too bad they don't use it again in their modern pens (well I don't consider the painted metal ones authentic cracked ice). Omas has taken it to another level.

 

Show us pictures of your pens.

 

[gylyf]

I have a Galileo and have always wanted a roller clip on it. Who is this "John" that can replace it?

Thanks, greg

 

 

Thanks for your comments. I prefer the roller-type clips as well (John sells them for $20), but don't forget to ask John to mail you back the old style clip as well, just in case you change your mind :-) The wild or Galileo pattern is my favorite one, quite dramatic without being flashy or tacky. The wild will be the first thing catching your eye when entering a room with such a pen on a desk. Conway Stewart came up with this terrific pattern (cracked ice they called it) in the 30s if I'm not mistaken. Too bad they don't use it again in their modern pens (well I don't consider the painted metal ones authentic cracked ice). Omas has taken it to another level.

 

Show us pictures of your pens.

 

Hi, Greg. That would be John Mottishaw: Nibs.com

 

No affiliation, just a very satisfied customer. Best,

David

[gregamckinney]

Thanks cellulophile. I'll give John Mottishaw a holler.

Thanks, greg

[Deirdre]

I was going to take a picture then realized there were two I couldn't find. Grrr. One's been "in hiding" for some time; the other I was using just a day or two ago.

[trailrnr]

Wow, Roberto that's truly a stunning collection. My first thought was, "that must have taken A LOT of time and care to put such a collection together." ... then I scrolled down where you say it took 15 years! All I can say is congratulations!

 

The OS Novum gets my vote, too: absolutely love the gold veining running through the celluloid -- I wish there was more celluloid like that out there. Kind of reminds me of the Mont Blanc Alexander the Great (not celluloid of course, but it does have that gold veining), but the Novum carries off the effect much more beautifully.